Unit 16: Video and Editing Techniques

and

Unit 22: Single Camera Techniques

Pre-Production Booklet for 5-minute Drama

Name: Joshua House

Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in yourself)

Treatment

Narrative Structure

Script

Storyboard

Mood Board

Locations

Props List

Sound Table

Lighting

Recording and Editing Equipment

Production Schedule

Call Sheet

Risk Assessment

Treatment
Blurb
One addict has disturbing trip
Character profiles
Dave
Gender: male
Age: 16
Dave is a 16 year-old boy, he likes heavy metal and a drug addict. He lives
in a small house with his mum who is an alcoholic and his father Recently
abandoned him when he found out he was an addict. He likes watching movies
and going to gigs. He likes to do drugs with his girlfriend Cloe; He lives
in Reading and has a south eastern accent.

Cloe
Age: 16
Gender: female
Cloe is a 16 year old girl she is new to the metal and drug scene and is
exited to try new substances. She is a middle class Girl from a normal
neighbourhood and she lives in a fairly large house with both her parents,
her dad is a banker and her mum is an accountant but the always felt lonely
as a child as her parents had little time for her. She dislikes her parents
and rebels against them as she dyes her hair and wears piercings.

Plot
When Dave and Cloe decide to try a new drug in the forest they find they
cant handle it. when Cloe runs off it sends Dave into a state of panic he
gets and starts to walk around and starts to hallucinate. He sees a version
of himself acting like his father who disapproves of him; he staggers
around and sees another hallucination like the last in appearance but this
one is his paranoia who tells him that people are coming for him. He walks
deep into the woods and sees a version of himself that has gone completely
mental. Disturbed by this he runs off and comes to a clearing and sees yet
another version of himself who tells him that he will never get out of the
woods alive. Absolutely terrified he runs of and in his drugged up state he
runs into a tree and knocks himself out.

Statement of intent
I think that I am the best person to make this film because it has a main
focus on insanity and will be able to use my composition abilitys to
compose the piece using strange and unusual shot types and angle to portray
the drugged up and insane atmosphere of the piece. Also I think that as the
piece is about the danger of drugs another producer or director might not
see this and try to make it comical or silly.

Narrative Structures

What is narrative?
Narrative is the way a story is told based on the order that events in the plot unfold.

What is a linear narrative?

A linear narrative is when you have a story told in order from the start to the finish.

What is a non-linear narrative?

A nonlinear narrative is when the story is not told from start to finish it may start at the
end and tell a story of how these events happened.

What narrative structure does your final video have?

My final video has a Linear narrative.

EXT.FOREST.AFTERNOON.

Small clearing with and old pond DAVE and CLOE are
standing by the pond talking to each other.
DAVE:
(handing Cloe an unlabelled pill)
You wanna try this stuff then.
Cloe:
Yeah shure
Cloe takes the pill and shortly after so does Dave.
Dave:
You got to wait for it to kick in.
EXTERNAL.FOREST.LATER.
Cloe and Dave are sitting on the edge of the old pond.
Cloe:
(puts her head in her hands)
Whats it supposed to do anyway?
Dave:
(rubbing his face)
Cant you feel that?
Cloe runs off.
Dave:
No! Dont leave!
Dave gets up and stumbles around, stepping under the shadow of
a large tree he sees a version of himself with a hood up
sitting under the tree smoking a pipe.
HALLUCINATION #1:
Look at you now, you aint never achieved nothing. Youre a
disgrace! (Smokes pipe) how can ya eat your pudding if ya
wont finish ya meat!

Dave rubs his face and runs of terrified. He runs round the
pond to a small wall and he sees a second hallucination
sitting there.
Dave:
Who are you?
HALLUCINATION #2:
Their coming for you man, their coming for you their gonna be
here soon. There aint nothing you can do, you cant hide man.
Dave runs through the forest until he comes to a log, leant
against the log he see another hallucination this one is
twitching.

HALLUCINATION #3:
Youd dont even know man, you cant understand, you dont know
man. (Now shouting) you just dont get it do you?! No no no!
No! OH NO!
Now terrified and panting Dave runs fast through the woods
once more. Coming to a clearing he sees the final
hallucination
Hallucination #4
Your never gonna get out of here! Hahaha! These forest go on
for miles your stuck!
Dave runs off absolutely petrified and runs into a tree
knocking himself out.
END

Establishing shot of two

protagonists standing by
the pond
10 seconds

over shoulder shot of

Dave and Cloe talking.

close up of the pills

being exchanged

5 seconds

5 seconds

close up
of Cloe
and
Dave
taking
the
drug,
split
screen
over the shoulder shot of
Dave talking to Cloe
about the pills

5 seconds

5 seconds
Time passes

mid angled close up of

the two talking

high angle shot of Cloe

panicking

5 seconds

5 seconds

high angle close up of Dave

rubbing his face.

another high angle shot of

Cloe panicking

two shot of Cloe getting

up

4 seconds

3 seconds

5 seconds

long shot of Cloe running of

POV shot of Dave getting

up in a state of panic

close up of Dave
confused at his
Hallucination

15 seconds

10 seconds

5 seconds

mid shot of Daves

Hallucination talking

close up of Daves
hallucination Talking.

10 seconds

5 seconds

close up of Dave scared

5 seconds

POV shot of Dave running

20 seconds

close up of Dave as he sees

the second hallucination.
10 seconds

close up of Daves paranoid

hallucination.
30 seconds

close up of Dave scared of

the hallucination

shot of Dave running toward

the camera.

close up of Dave as he spots

the insane hallucination

5 seconds

10 seconds

5 seconds

close up of scared Dave

POV shot of Dave running

5 seconds

15 seconds, slowed down 30

seconds

shot of Daves Insane

hallucination yelling and
laughing.
40 seconds

Close up of one of Daves

fourth hallucination.

close up of Dave with a

look of fear on his face.

15 seconds.

8 seconds

mid shot of Dave running

into a tree and knocking
himself out.
5 seconds

Mood board.

Type of room/area:
Old pond

location Recce

Location Address:
Henley collage
Rodderfeild site
Sat Nav details (Post
code):
Rg9
Nearest Train Station:
Henley on Thames
Nearest Bus stop:
Starbucks

Lighting Information:

Solutions:

Outside in daylight, no additional lighting required.

N/A

Sound Information:

Solutions:

Outside wind disruption is likely.

Use a Wind guarded mic.

Power information.

Solutions:

No power to the site

Use battery power.

Hazards:

Solutions:

Stones and other dangerous sharp objects

Take care and dont run innless you need to.

Props List
Production Name: Intoxication
Producer: Joshua House

Item

Script page

Description

Character/location

Notes

pills

Small green pills

Dave and Cloe both take

the pills.

Not actual drugs

They are in Daves

pocket.
pipe

1 and 2

Black wooden pipe

Used my one of Daves

hallucinations
Is in his hand when he is
under the tree

N/A

Sound Table
Production Name: Intoxication
Producer: Joshua House
Shot

Action

Description of Sound

Diegetic/non/diegetic

Atmosphere created

11 to 33

Throughout entire piece

Erie music

Non diegetic

creepy

11 to 33

Throughout entire piece

Heart beat sound

Non diegetic

Creepy and tense

Music type and

atmosphere
Horror music gives a
tense and scary
atmosphere

Lighting

What is low-key lighting?

Low key lighting is when a piece is lit with a high lighting ratio giving it
predominance of shadowed areas.

What genres may use this?

Film noir and horror

What is high-key lighting?

It is when the lighting ratio is low meaning everything is really bright and soft.

What genres may use this?

Sit coms and comedies.

What is ambient lighting?

It is when a piece is lit by uncontrolled lighting for example the sun or street
lamps.

Recording and Editing Equipment

What equipment are you using to film?

Nikon D5000

Include make & model

What software are you using to edit on?

Preemie pro

Day: Wednesday the seventh

Time
1

Scene
all

Shot Description
All of them

Location
Old pond

Characters
Dave ,
hallucinations and
Cloe

props
Pipe and pills

Costumes
Hoody and normal
cloaths

Notes
All filmed at once

Call Sheet
VIIBE PRODUCTIONS @ The Henley College
Production: intoxication
Client Information: Viibe Productions
Location:
The HENLEY College

Cast and Crew:

Lydia Induchney
Richard weller

Acting

Role:

Phone Number:
07810101196
07501948221

Production Requirements:

Brief:

5 minute drama

Plan and film a 5 minute drama using single

camera techniques.

Other Information
N?A

Risk assessment of venue

ACTIVITY

Running in
woods

HAZARD

Falling over

RISK
H/M/L

PRECAUTIONS

Dont run if you dont

need to and be carfull

Please leave this section blank:

Risk Assessment checked by: Name Joshua House..
7/1/15

IN PLACE

7/1/15

REVIEW DATE

7/1/15

REVIEWER

Joshua House

Signed Josh H.

KEY:Activity :Describe the component part of your pursuit.Hazard : List the things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated with
your activity that have the potential to cause harm. Consider the likely harm. Risk: Assess the risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When
concluding your assessment consider all of the circumstances.
Precautions: Consider what you could do to minimise / negate
the risk.
In Place:
Will the precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity?
Review Date:
When
would it be reasonable to review your assessment? Remember it might be whilst you are undertaking the activity.
Reviewer: Name of
the person responsible for completing the risk assessment.
A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer.

Date